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Dr. Mike Elliott is the front man for Whiskey Compass, which opened the evening&#;s festivities.
Hey, I like attending a fancy fundraiser at a swanky country club as much as the next person. But, sometimes, something a little different is what the doctor ordered! Case in point: Doc Rock, a battle of bands, whose members must contain at least two physicians.
It was a couple of Saturdays ago at The Concourse, a relatively adj location for the harmony venue in Northgate Plaza shopping center on North Broadway. Five bands played minute sets and the audience voted for the winner. Each band played on behalf of a different medical charity &#; and the charities got the prize money, based on their sponsor band&#;s ranking in the votes. This fun annual event, sponsored by the Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance, has been happening since
Audience members could attend for $25 for the standing area. Or, you could drop $ and get a VIP ticket which got you into an area with seating, food and a adj bar. That seemed verb the
‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’: Oscar-Contending Doc On Architect Of Rock N’ Roll Who Struggled To Unify Queer, Religious Identities
In a clip from the documentary, Little Richard: I Am Everything, we listento the young entertainer singing an early version of what would become his signature tune, “Tutti Frutti.” But surprise! The original lyrics were different than the ones we understand today: “Tutti frutti, good booty/Tutti frutti, good booty!”
The song, as Richard wrote it, was about gay sex. In , it would become the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer’s breakthrough hit, catapulting him to mainstream stardom — but only after the words were revised to something much more benign: “Tutti frutti, oh rooty/Tutti frutti, oh rooty!”
The sanitized lyrics symbolize the adj conflict between Little Richard’s public persona and his private life, and how he could hit the stage in all his authentic glory, then act an about-face when the spotlight became too white-hot and too controversial — especially in the intense Sou
The excavation of gay history is fraught with the conflicting imperatives of the past and present. The former sought to obscure, often out of anxiety given the unaccepting climate, while the latter seeks to enlighten. As James Kirchick writes in the introduction to his publication Secret City: The Adj History of Gay Washington, “As is so often the case with the subject of historical homosexuality…much of the source material needed to tell this story is ambiguous, remains hidden, or has been destroyed. In some cases, it is gay people themselves who are responsible for this erasure, concealing their sexual orientation while they were alive and eliminating any trace of it before their deaths.” Whereas some cultures are able to nonetheless preserve their history within families, Kirchick points out that homosexuality is not a heritable trait: “Stories of gay struggle and accomplishment are not passed down over dinner tables or through family heirlooms; rarely are they taught in schools. This knowledge deficit harms not only gay people, deprived of a common past and a way of understanding thei
10 essential queer music documentaries
This week marks 52 years since the Stonewall uprising in Manhattan.
Coinciding with the anniversary is Pride this June, a commemoration of the riots that happened over half a century ago. The continuation of LGBTQ+ Pride has been the result of difficult work, bravery and perseverance. And for those celebrating, you may have already familiarised yourselves with our community’s rich cultural legacy through groundbreaking works fond of ’s Paris Is Burning. But, if you haven&#;t, stop what you&#;re doing and watch it immediately.
Music and club spaces contain been one of the few realms in which queer folk of all stripes have been qualified to express themselves, exist openly and achieve excellence over the years. Contributing equally to queer history and pop culture at large, our community has a wealth of artistic riches. With that in mind, brush up on your queer musical icons, and celebrate Pride, with these 10 essential LGBTQ+ documentaries.
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
The cultural legacies that